Residenz des Botschafters von Ecuador
Residenz des Botschafters von Ecuador is a two-storey rendered-brick villa in Potsdam’s Berliner Vorstadt, beside the eastern shore of the Heiligen See. Its hipped roof and classical elements give the house a formal country-house profile. Architect Paul Karchow designed it in 1926 for Adalbert Wilhelm Prölß, who was connected with the Agfa-Filmfabrik in Wolfen.
In 1954, the building became Haus der Lehrer, a cultural house for the education and teaching union in East Germany. Four years later, it housed the French Military Liaison Mission after security concerns prompted relocation. That mission remained until German reunification in 1990, linking the villa to divided Germany. Ecuador established the diplomatic residence in 2000, after the German government moved from Bonn to Berlin. Renovations adapted the bathrooms while preserving original interior features in the guest room.
As a protected monument, the villa retains architectural details from its 1926 construction. Its position on the Heiligen See makes the waterfront setting part of its character.
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